Today Governor Polis updated Coloradoans about the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He advised everyone to wear a non-medical mask when leaving home. Medical masks, especially N95 respirators, should be reserved for healthcare workers.
This latest guidance underscores the need for landscape workers to observe proper safety and sanitization protocols, especially maintaining social distancing, handwashing, and sanitizing surfaces. Social distancing is crucial to demonstrate your company’s professionalism and adherence to health and safety guidance during this time.
Please see today's announcement from U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding respiratory protection in light of the N95 mask shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic (click here to go directly to the guidance):
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs). The action marks the department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators and follows President Donald J. Trump’s Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available.
Please see the following announcement from NALP regarding the delay of the H-2B supplemental visa rule:
H-2B Supplemental Visa Rule Delayed Due to Economic Conditions Earlier this week the anticipated H-2B Supplemental Rule to release 35,000 additional visas moved over to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). OIRA is the last stop before rules become finalized, and while it can take up to 90 days, internal sources indicated the rule was going to be published by early next week.
